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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Razorbill Alca torda	LC	breeding	1998	22,900 individuals	A4ii, B1ii, B3, C3
Common Murre Uria aalge	LC	breeding	1998	32,470 individuals	B1ii, C3
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	breeding	1998	52,959 breeding pairs	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	720	278	breeding pairs	39	very unfavourable
Razorbill Alca torda	16,866	22,900	individuals	100	favourable
Common Murre Uria aalge	31,940	32,470	individuals	100	favourable
A4iii Species group - seabirds	45,806	52,959	breeding pairs	100	favourable
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	10,010	6,004	breeding pairs	60	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Mingulay and Berneray	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	90
1999	Mingulay and Berneray	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2011	Mingulay and Berneray	Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)	9

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands, Machair	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Shrubland	Heathland	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mingulay and Berneray (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mingulay-and-berneray-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.